Connect Claude Desktop to WordPress MCP Server

Claude Desktop reads a single MCP config file at launch and spawns any servers listed there as child processes. Point it at your WordPress MCP server and every conversation can now invoke your tools.

Download Claude Desktop from claude.ai/download. macOS, Windows, and (preview) Linux are supported.

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or the equivalent on your OS:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wp-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/abs/path/to/wp-mcp-server/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "WP_URL": "https://your-tunnel.trycloudflare.com",
        "WP_AUTH": "base64-encoded user:appPassword"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. In any chat, ask: "Draft a post titled 'Hello from Claude' with one paragraph." Claude calls posts.create, you approve, and a draft appears in WordPress.

Bulk-tag posts, draft series outlines, refresh meta descriptions, generate alt text for media — any composable WordPress operation can become a chat workflow.